Forlorn
21forlorn — forlornly, adv. forlornness, n. /fawr lawrn /, adj. 1. desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance. 2. lonely and sad; forsaken. 3. expressive of hopelessness; despairing: forlorn glances. 4. bereft;… …
22forlorn — for•lorn [[t]fɔrˈlɔrn[/t]] adj. 1) miserable, as in condition or appearance; dreary; wretched 2) lonely and sad; forsaken; desolate 3) expressive of hopelessness; despairing: forlorn glances[/ex] 4) bereft; destitute: forlorn of comfort[/ex] •… …
23forlorn — adj. 1 sad and abandoned or lonely. 2 in a pitiful state; of wretched appearance. 3 desperate, hopeless, forsaken. Phrases and idioms: forlorn hope 1 a faint remaining hope or chance. 2 a desperate enterprise. Derivatives: forlornly adv.… …
24forlorn — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. abandoned, deserted, forsaken; hopeless, wretched, miserable. See relinquishment, hopelessness, dejection. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. forsaken, desolate, forgotten, miserable; see abandoned 1 . III …
25forlorn — [fə lɔ:n] adjective 1》 pitifully sad and lonely. 2》 unlikely to succeed or be fulfilled. Phrases forlorn hope a persistent or desperate hope that is unlikely to be fulfilled. [C16: from Du. verloren hoop lost troop , orig. denoting a band of… …
26forlorn — [fəˈlɔːn] adj someone who is forlorn looks lonely and sad …
27Forlorn hope — is a military term that comes from the Dutch verloren hoop , literally lost heap , and adapted as lost troop . [ Oxford English Dictionary : forlorn hope] [cite book last = Kilian first = Cornelius authorlink = :nl:Cornelius Kiliaan coauthors =… …
28Forlorn Hope — ist ein militärischer Begriff, der sich aus dem niederländischen Begriff „verloren hoop“ ableitet, nicht aus dem Englischen. Gemeint ist damit der sogenannte „verlorene Haufen“, was im weiteren, ins Englische übertragenen Sinne „lost heap“… …
29Forlorn River — is a 1927 western novel by Zane Grey. Plot introductionBen Ide spends his time chasing wild horses in Northern California, accompanied by the wanderer, Nevada and his Indian companion, Modoc. Rather than catching horses, he has earned the… …
30forlorn hope — ► forlorn hope a persistent or desperate hope that is unlikely to be fulfilled. [ORIGIN: from Dutch verloren hoop lost troop , originally denoting a band of soldiers picked to begin an attack, many of whom would not survive.] Main Entry: ↑forlorn …
